Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 240 Baibao Xianbei

If there are ten thousand people, there will be no boundaries.

On the banks of the Qingshui River in Gaopingchuan, Deng Xia led 10,000 Xianbei cavalry in front of the road. The formation spread out and the edges could not be seen at a glance.

"Baibao Xianbei welcomes the Great Chanyu!"

The shouts echoed through the wilderness, deafening.

The curtain was opened, Huan Xi stepped out of the carriage and came to the front of the team alone.

When Deng Xia saw Huan Xi from a distance, he immediately got off his horse and knelt down on one knee to salute.

All the Xianbei cavalry behind him followed suit, and the sound of the rustling of armor leaves could be heard endlessly.

Baibao Xianbei is an elite selected from hundreds of thousands of young men in Hexi Xianbei. Physical strength is only the most basic requirement. When Huan Xi built this cavalry, he followed the path of armored cavalry.

The iron armor is thick and the wind flags are hunting.

Huan Xi stared at the group of iron lumps in front of him, with a heartfelt smile on his face.

Hearing this, Deng Xia was moved and said:

When Deng Xia heard this, he felt that all the hard work in the past was worth it.

If the steel pouring method had not been adopted to replace the steel frying method and the hundreds of refining methods, Guanlong's finances would not have been able to support such a large-scale heavy armored cavalry.

This will be his weapon in the future.

Huan Xi shook his head and said:

"My husband has ambitions all over the world, and he is still close to his neighbors thousands of miles away. Today I see Ying Yuan's soldiers in high spirits and their military appearance is so majestic. I am very happy.

"The last general only hates his responsibilities and cannot serve Liang Gong."

Huan Xi helped him up and said with emotion:

"Not seeing you for one day is like three autumns. Yingyuan and I have been separated for several months. I miss you all the time."

Even though Deng Xia was wearing armor, Huan Xi still patted his shoulder affectionately.

After hearing this, Huan Xi looked at Deng Xia carefully and saw that he was indeed tanned a lot. Obviously, as Deng Xia said, he usually went out to play in person and sweated.

Deng Xia rode alone to Huan Xi and bowed again:

"In the end, I will miss you from afar. Please forgive me, Duke Liang."

"As long as it can be of benefit to Liang Gong's great cause, Xia will be happy even if it means mountains of swords and seas of fire."

Huan Xi nodded. The friendship between him and Deng Xia had already surpassed the relationship between monarch and minister.

"Ying Yuan, thank you for your hard work."

Huan Xi turned to Xie Xuan and said:

Deng Xia couldn't hide the joy on his face when he was praised by Huan Xi. He said proudly:

“Gong Liang has entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, how dare Xia slack off.

When Deng Xia said these words today, Huan Xi naturally believed him.

"Since leaving Yinchuan, I have moved into the military camp, eating and sleeping with the soldiers.

"During training, I would personally go out and work with them. Fortunately, I convinced everyone with my sincerity."

"Ying Yuan! You have lived up to my expectations."

It can be seen that he is extremely satisfied with the results of Baibao Xianbei's training.

"Youdu, go and call Shi'er and Han'er."

Before leaving Chang'an, Xie Yi had given Xie Xuan a cousin name, Youdu.

Xie Xuan accompanied Huan Xi and naturally followed him to Gaopingchuan.

"promise!"

Xie Xuan took the order and left, and soon brought Tuoba Shi and Tuoba Han over.

"My son pays homage to his father." The two brothers bowed.

Huan Xi nodded:

"Get up."

Just when Tuoba Shi and Tuoba Han stood up, they saw Huan Xi pointing at Deng Xia and saying:

"This is my father's confidant, Deng Xia and Deng Yingyuan, who are also the most brave generals in the Liang Kingdom."

Huan Xi turned his attention back to Brother Tuoba and warned:

"Shou'er, Han'er, from now on you two will stay in Yinchuan and serve him as a nephew."

After Huan Xi inspected Hetao, Tuoba Shi and Tuoba Han would not follow Huan Xi back to Chang'an, but would stay in Yinchuan and play their role.

In particular, he used Tuoba Shi's influence as the king of Dai to recruit the tribes of Dai to join him.

When Tuoba Shi and Tuoba Han heard this, they quickly saluted:

"Huan Tie (Huan Han) pays homage to his uncle."

Deng Xia already knew how Huan Xi would arrange Tuoba Shi and Tuoba Han, and he also knew that he would have to deal with them in the future, so he accepted the uncle-nephew relationship with a smile.

But in his heart, even if Huan Ji was canonized as acting king by the court, he was just Huan Xi's stepson. How could he compare to Aman's dignity.

Therefore, being respected as uncle by Tuoba Shi and Tuoba Han, Deng Xia couldn't say he was very happy in his heart.

After meeting up with Deng Xia, Huan Xi did not continue riding in the carriage, but rode towards the main settlement of the Qifu tribe in Gaopingchuan. The topic they talked about along the way always revolved around Baibao Xianbei.

These 10,000 mounted cavalry have not experienced war experience since they formed an army, and their true strength has yet to be tested.

Of course, if the Baibao Xianbei were picked out individually and allowed to fight against the enemy, there would be no army in the world that could be their opponent.

After all, these people were carefully selected by Huan Xi from Xianbei, Hexi.

But war is not fought alone. No matter how well-organized the army is and how outstanding the individual combat power is, if they cannot be united as a team, it will be difficult to win.

Huan Xi sat on the horse and said with regret:

"I just regret that now is not the time to use troops. Otherwise, I will definitely find an opportunity to see Baibao Xianbei's bravery on the battlefield."

In recent years, Huan Xi had done little corvee and paid little tax, and the people had naturally become richer, but the country's finances had always been quite tight.

Huan Xi had been fighting for years, and if he hadn't always harvested abundant results to subsidize the finances, I'm afraid Huan Xi wouldn't have been able to wait until this year to reform commercial taxes.

However, commercial tax revenue is about a steady stream, and water from afar cannot quench the thirst of those near you.

Especially the disaster in Liangzhou, the victims now need porridge and food supplies from the local government.

During the spring plowing period, Huan Xi allocated a large amount of grain from Guanzhong to ensure that the young and middle-aged labor force in Liangzhou could fill their stomachs and have the strength to work in the fields.

At the same time, Huan Xi had exempted the Liangzhou area from taxes for one year due to the disaster, which made it even worse for Liang Guo's finances.

Therefore, Huan Xi has made an agreement with Wang Meng, at least for this year, not to engage in border provocations, so that the country can have a breathing space.

This northern tour was, first of all, to inspect the resettlement situation of the Xianbei tribe in the Hetao area, and to take the opportunity to exert its influence among the Xianbei tribe.

The second is to further integrate the Tiefu Xiongnu and strengthen the control of the left and right Xianwang tribes of the Tiefu Xiongnu.

The third is to go to Qiantao Plain and Houtao Plain to show off their military appearance and show off their power.

Only with a carrot in one hand and a stick in the other can it be possible for the tribes of Dai to abandon their country and come to join the cause.

Of course, as mentioned before, Huan Xi's appearance in the Hetao area can attract the attention of the Yu State and reduce the defense pressure in the Luoyang area.

After Fu Jian learned about Huan Xi's northern patrol, he sent Huainan King Fu Huangmei to lead his army to Yanmen Pass to strengthen defenses, which is evidence of this.

When Huan Xi, escorted by the guards Yi Cong and Baibao Xianbei, arrived at the main settlement of the Qifu tribe in Gaopingchuan, the officials stationed by Shan Yutai had already led the nobles of the Qifu tribe to greet him outside the settlement.

Since the Qifu family had already been forced to move to Chang'an by Huan Xi, the daily affairs of the Qifu tribe were naturally managed by officials stationed by Shan Yutai.

(End of this chapter)